Penelope My Beloved

chapter two

I made my way to the kitchen through the back door since it was much faster from the kitchen . When I stepped into the kitchen the smell of butter cakes filled the air I was so happy that it was ready cause I was really starving I hadn't eaten in the morning cause I slept off and missed breakfast and by the time I can downstairs all the leftovers were shared between the staff's and other hungry children outside, not much families share leftovers to strangers like that it was my mum's way of giving food to people who couldn't afford even a loaf of bread even when she died my father told the kitchen staff to continue with it so that it would be make her happy even in her grave.

I moved to where I saw the trays of butter cakes kept and saw the head of bakery miss Sarah. She's been in charge of the postion for as long as I can remember since I was a toddler but she's more than a baker to me rather she's like another mother and friend to me . Especially when my mum passed away it's been good to have her all those time .

"Oh penny!" Sarah said

"Oh hello Sarah is lunch ready yet im starving!!!"I said givingher my puppy dog face

"Hehe yes dear just give me five more minutes to put everything inorder but while waiting help yourself with just three butter cakes"she replied

"Ah thank you!!! You know what I needed this afternoon" I went towards her and  placed a peck on her cheek, grabbed four butter cakes without her looking when I was talking it then scooted along to my room

I finally reached my room and climbed unto bed and started eating my butter cakes. I hated eating and reading at the same time it makes me really slow when reading I don't even know why.

"Knock knock "

"Whose there ?" I replied I prayed silently that it won't be emma or my other sister Allison

"Its Allison ! Can i come in ?"

No!!!I wanted to scream that out loud but Allison was very sensitive and I mean very senstive and super emotional like one time when we went out with my dad to a fair and allision wore a long emerald dress with her hair freed and not packed and applied alot of make up that day and sadly that day the sun was killing us like nothing else. Allision dress was soaked with sweat, her hair was so messy because she kept on scratching it and her make-up was a mess due to the swear pouring from her head. Then kids started calling her names like clown , dirty and all that rubbish kids could think off . She cried that day that my dad was forced to meet the kids and give them three whips on their hands I felt so bad for the kids I mean if it was me i would call her names also but then dad would rebuke and Allison would shout on me with the help of Emma so I just kept my mouth shut Through out.

After years of her pounding on my door I finally stood up and let her in.

"Ahh penny I have been knocking since why didn't you open the door ever since ?" She said

"I'm very sorry your royal majesty I was busy resting that's why please do accept my apologies " I said with a mocking bow

"Ok you are forgiven  "she replied and smiled

"You want me to escort you to the ball now don't you ?" I asked

"Exactly ! Please don't say Emma asked you already I really do need a chaperone" she whined

"I'm sorry alls she already did maybe you can carry your maid along" I told her

"Ahh how can I go to a ball and bring a maid along?? That's preposterous she wears rags I can't bring her along please!" She said

"Well you have too your repuation is a risk here if you go with a man all by yourself and maybe you can give her all your old clothes that would fit well for her "I replied

"Ah penny!! Your a genius that would be alright with me as long as she stays like three inches away that's all I need a chaperone "she smiled to herself and left my room

That was all I was to my sisters a chaperone because they loved balls just like my mother. It not like I don't like them I really do love them. It just that I have these rude character so I virtually Chase the boys that come my way. I have tried to be nice but then they always say something offensive or try to kiss me  that's there is really nothing I could do but give and offensive remark or slap them and then they run along to their other play girls. I'm not that type of girl really and I wasn't even as beautiful as my sisters. They have grown with large hips,small wasit , nice bossom , beuatiful lips , nice complexion I mean I could just go on they had everything but me on the other hand I had whitish grey hair unlike them but I had a pale skin but very white when the sun glows. I had a fine pointy nose I really didn't have much bossom and my waist was really small. My lips were rather just there not too full not too slim and I had inherited my mother's green eyes. So you could really see the diffrence between me and my sisters and I wasn't even half as beautiful as them some times I wonder if I was really my dad's child even though it was obvious but why didn't I inherit the beauty they both had ? Or maybe we didn't have the same mother ?

But I pushed that thought aside when my maid came to inform me that lunchwas ready I was so happy really. I rushed downstairs in the most unladylike manner and went to the dinning table. Our dinining table wasn't so big really it was made for a family of six my dad liked it that we lived a simple life even though he was very weathly but his a very humble man that's why we have very few staff compared to the ones other houses would have .

I pushed through the doors and I could see table  perfectly set with alot of food and waiting for their preys to feast on them. The smell of different type of food filled my nose and I realised I was even more hungry than I expected just then I heard someone clear their throat . I looked up to find my dad a tall and bulit man even in his old age he still looked fit I was suprised that he hadn't married another woman when my mum passed away because alot of women still fell head over heels for me. His blonde hair was trimmed properly he hated carrying messy hair.

"Dad!!!!! When did you come back "I asked as I ran to hug him . it's been two months since I last saw him. He had to go to Spain to get wine and start a business also adding to our capital

"I came back yesterday my love but that was very late. I  joined for breakfast but you weren't their your sisters said you wete still sleeping and i told them not to disturb you that i wanted to surprise you because it would soon be your birthday week and I told the staff's and your sister's not to tell you because they were awake when I came back "he replied with his warm voice

"Awww dad I missed you "I pulled him in a warm embrace again and gave him a peck

"I missed you too my child "he smiled and gave me a peck on my forehead

Author's note : finally did one long chapter whew others would be longertakes time you know pls don vote and comment and share with your friends it would really encourage me to post more thank you 💖💖